Sidney Crosby faced Alex Ovechkin for the 73rd time in their careers Thursday night, but this game was a little special than most. It was Ovechkin's first game against Crosby since breaking Wayne Gretzky's NHL all-time scoring record,

Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin put on a show for a national television audience, trading goals in the middle period on a night that saw Pittsburgh fans give Ovechkin a standing ovation. Crosby and the Penguins emerged the winner in this one, finishing out a disappointing season with a 5-2 win against the playoff-bound Washington Capitals.

Flyers rookie Matvei Michkov snapped a six-game goal drought by scoring twice and Tyson Foerster and Bobby Brink had a goal and assist. Rookie Aleksei Kolosov stopped 26 shots, and the loss secured Philadelphia finishing last in the Eastern Conference standings for the second time in team history.